Wednesday, Nov. 5 is World Tsunami Awareness Day. Humboldt and Del Norte counties have experienced two tsunami warnings in ...

Flooding during a Cascadia region earthquake would alter the topography and ecosystems of the coastal region for years to ...

Amidst the tsunami-prone Cascadia Subduction Zone lies Pythia’s Oasis, a hole in the ocean floor, which serves as a “lubricant” for tectonic plates.

A 1,000-foot mega tsunami could devastate the US West Coast — and scientists say it's not a matter of if, but when. The ...

This November, KTVZ News is unveiling Seismic Shift, a special four-part series that dives deep into how Central Oregon is connected to — and preparing for — the next major tsunami event along the ...

An important publication came out on June 7 about the offshore structure of the Pacific Northwest coast. It is one of the most comprehensive examinations of this section of the Cascadia subduction ...

For generations, scientists believed that the West Coast’s two great earthquake engines — the Cascadia subduction zone and ...

A major earthquake along the Cascadia fault line could lead to permanent flooding in some areas. Scientists predict the ensuing tsunami could reach heights of 90 to 100 feet, similar to the ...

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A Cascadia subduction zone earthquake is coming for the Pacific Northwest, and when it hits, scientists now believe, it could cause the San Andreas fault in California to go off.

Scientists have known for some time about the 700-mile-long fault off the coast of Washington, Oregon and California, where a wayward slab of the earth’s crust known as the Juan de Fuca plate is ...